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–noun

1.	1st Earl of. Dudley, Robert.

2.	a city in Leicestershire, in central England. 290,600.

3.	Leicestershire.

4.	one of an English breed of large sheep, noted for its coarse, long wool and large yield of mutton.

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A borough of central England east-northeast of Birmingham. Built on the site of a Roman settlement, it is an important industrial center in a mining and sheep-raising district. Population: 330,000.

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n.

Any of a breed of large, white-faced sheep having long coarse wool, developed in Leicestershire, a county of central England.
A hard cheese similar to Cheddar and usually orange.

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Leicester, First Earl of
See Robert Dudley.

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Leicester

Ligera ceaster (early 10c.) "Roman Town of the People Called Ligore," a tribal name, of unknown origin.

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leicester
noun
1.	a largely agricultural county in central England [syn: Leicestershire]
2.	an industrial city in Leicestershire in central England; built on the site of a Roman settlement

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Leicester Juncti, VT Zip code(s): 05778

Leicester, MA Zip code(s): 01524

Leicester, NC Zip code(s): 28748

Leicester, NY (village, FIPS 41872) Location: 42.77144 N, 77.89804 W
Population (1990): 405 (138 housing units)
Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 14481

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